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CABARRUS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE CHAPTER 16 -FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or limited storage in an area other than a basement area is not considered a building's lowest floor, provided that such an enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable non -elevation design requirements of this ordinance. Manufactured Home means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. The term manufactured home does not include a recreational vehicle. Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision means a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divide ' o two or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale. Market Value means the building value, not including the land value and that of any acce ry structures other improvements on the lot. Market value may be established by independent certified appraisal; ent cost de iated for age of building and quality of construction (Actual Cash Value); or adjusted tax asse s. New Construction means structures for which the start of construction commenced rafter the tive date of the initial floodplain management regulations and includes any subsequent improvements to h structures. Non -Conversion Agreement means a document stating that the owner nye er as been constructed and approved. Violation of the agreement is considered a violation a or an , re, subject to the same enforcement procedures and penalties. The agreement must be filed er e d for the property. The agreement must show the clerk's or recorder's stamps and/or notations that the fili een co leted. N on -Encroachment Area (NEA) means the channel of a riv therwatercour mg the area above a bridge or culvert when applicable, and the adjacent land areas that must served in order to dis rge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than o t as designated in the Flood Insurance Study report. Post -FIRM means construction or other devel ent for whi start of construction occurred on or after November 2, 1994, the effective date of the initial Flood rance gate Map. Pre -FIRM means construction or other develcill which the start of construction occurred before November 2, 1994, the effective date of the initial Flo Insurance Map. 111 Principally Above Ground means ti[,at I �It actual cash value of the structure is above ground. Public Safet and or ce mea#kything which is injurious to the safety or health of an entire community or neighborhood, or on able nu r of persons, or unlawfully obstructs the free passage or use, in the customary manner, of any n ble lak or river, ,stream, canal, or basin. RecreationaLVehicle ( ears a vehicle, which is: (a Built lil single ssis; (b) 400 sq u feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection; (c) Designe he self-propelled or permanently towable by a light duty truck; (d) Design primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling, but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camoi g, travel, or seasonal use, and (e) Is fully licensed and ready for highway use. For the purpose of this ordinance, Tiny Homes/Houses and Park Models that do not meet the hems listed above are not considered Recreational Vehicles and are required to meet the standards of, and be permitted as, Residential Structures. Reference Level is the top of the lowest floor for structures within Special Flood Hazard Areas. Page 204